It was "Cuba" that became an independent country and not a U.S. acquisition during American imperialism in the 1890s, since American had fought in the Spanish-American War to help Cuba in this regard.
<span>There were many Radical Republicans in Congress. They were able to pass a lot of their plans during 1865 and early 1866. But President Johnson put off many of their plans until after the congressional elections of 1866. During 1866, the Radical Republicans got a larger majority in Congress, and so they had enough votes to override presidential vetoes. The Republicans needed this power — President Johnson vetoed every piece of Reconstruction legislation they passed, but every veto was overridden by the Republican majority.</span>
The Chinese empire has been subject to unfair unilateral treatment for centuries. As foreign powers such as the Portuguese and the British sought to get their hands on this country's riches. This can be seen during the Opium Wars, which led to the colonization of the ports of Macao and Hong Kong, by the Portuguese and British respectively.
The military power exercised over China by foreign powers was replaced by the economic power of this same nations in the form of foreign investment that comes to China and sets up manufacturing sites that set unideal working conditions for Chinese locals at the expense of the enrichment of these businesses.
